-ac

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French -acque, from New Latin -acus, from Ancient Greek -ακός (-akos, -ic), -ακή (akē), -ακόν (-akon).[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ac

  1. One affected with.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьcь.

Suffix

-ac (Cyrillic spelling -ац)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, follower, age, proper name, feature, plant or animal.

See also

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